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Company Overview
Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems.
We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption. Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth. Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources – including solar, gas, and batteries – at a massive scale.
And yet the power infrastructure behind our latest mega-projects hasn’t meaningfully changed in nearly 100 years. Supply chains for today’s infrastructure equipment can’t match the pace and sophistication of critical energy projects. Amperesand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance.
We’ve built a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging a decade of advanced medium voltage Solid State Transformer research that’s now ready for commercial deployment.
Our products and solutions go far beyond the capabilities of traditional electrical equipment. We make power systems that are faster to deploy, dramatically smaller and more efficient, and capable of supporting modern, dynamic energy needs for tomorrow’s most demanding energy consumers.
Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.
Amperesand is led by breakthrough energy hardware development veterans and funded by top tier investors who share our vision of building a category-defining energy technology company.
With hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore, our global team is laser focused on building foundational technology to solve the most pressing problems in power infrastructure at scale.
Join us in building the power foundation of the future!
Company Overview
Amperesand is disrupting industrial power with the first commercialized Solid State Transformer systems. Solid State Transformers systems are much more than a transformer replacement, enabling numerous advanced features to unlock solutions for data centers, EV charging, renewables, microgrids, and industrial installations. We are looking for mission driven team members passionate about making amazing products for worldwide electrification at maximum acceleration. Amperesand is building a global company and looking for talent across our geographies.
Role Summary:
As a Senior Compliance Engineer, you will be a critical part of the product development process—getting ahead of engineering design decisions by identifying and interpreting applicable regulatory standards. You will work closely with product managers, engineering, and third-party test agencies (such as TUV, UL, or CSA) to align product innovation with global certification paths. This role requires deep familiarity with standards such as UL 1741-SB, UL 2877, IEC 62477, IEC 60730, and IEEE 1547, along with the technical understanding to guide teams through the practical implications of compliance decisions.
You will also represent Amperesand's interests with NRTLs, shaping how our products are reviewed and helping ensure we retain maximum design flexibility while achieving certification. If you’re driven to turn compliance into a competitive advantage and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
- Standards Mapping & Interpretation: Identify relevant regulatory standards during product planning (e.g., UL 1741-SB, UL 2877, IEC 60730, IEEE 1547, NEC 705) and guide cross-functional teams on how to comply efficiently.
- Early-Stage Engagement: Engage early with product managers, firmware teams, and hardware engineers to de-risk compliance bottlenecks before they emerge downstream.
- NRTL Engagement: Build relationships and coordinate test and certification efforts with Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (e.g., TUV, UL, CSA) to secure certifications while advocating for interpretation favorable to Amperesand.
- Documentation Ownership: Develop and maintain compliance documentation including test plans, technical construction files, declarations of conformity, and certification roadmaps.
- Test Planning & Witnessing: Oversee and perform pre-compliance testing, witness formal certification testing, and support root cause analysis for any failures.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate with the compliance manager, product team, system architects, and safety engineers to ensure clear alignment between system features and regulatory deliverables.
- Compliance Strategy Development: Shape a long-term strategy for global certifications (e.g., CE, UL, UKCA) that supports modular deployment, software updates, and evolving grid codes.
- Continuous Learning: Track evolving standards and codes; share summaries and implications with internal teams.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the People Manager or required by the business to support team and organizational goals.
Qualifications:
- Experience: 5+ years in regulatory engineering or compliance roles in power electronics, embedded systems, or capital equipment.
- Standards Expertise: Proven experience applying and interpreting UL 1741-SB, UL 2877, IEC 60730, IEC 62477, IEEE 1547, and/or other international grid interconnection or safety standards.
- Test Lab Collaboration: Hands-on experience working with third-party labs (e.g., UL, TUV, Intertek, CSA) for product certification and compliance negotiation.
- Documentation & Process: Skilled in producing compliance documents, test procedures, and certification plans.
- Regulatory Navigation: Strong grasp of North American and IEC-based product compliance ecosystems, including listing, labeling, marking, and conformity requirements.
- Technical Acumen: Ability to read electrical schematics, firmware logic, and system diagrams to trace regulatory impacts across the product.
- Communication: Confident explaining technical standards and certification options to engineers, managers, and external stakeholders.
Technical Skills:
- Standards Interpretation: Deep knowledge of UL 1741-SB, IEEE 1547.1, IEC 60730, UL 1998, and NEC Article 705/710/480.
- Product Testing & Pre-Compliance: Experience designing and overseeing compliance testing (dielectric withstand, grounding, functional safety, EMC).
- Digital Compliance Systems: Familiarity with digital tracking tools (e.g., compliance matrices, traceability charts, documentation repositories).
- Power Systems Literacy: Understanding of medium-voltage systems (e.g., 22 kV), PCS/inverter architectures, and smart grid control integration.
- Safety Engineering Liaison: Ability to collaborate with FMEA/safety teams on hazard analysis and mitigation from a compliance perspective.
Bonus Qualifications:
- Energy Sector Knowledge: Experience working on projects related to smart grids, renewable energy, or energy management platforms is a plus.
Please note: This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options.
Pay Disclosure & Benefits
Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.
The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States.
- Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
- Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays so they can rest, recharge, and take care of their health and personal needs.
- Commuter Benefits
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
Singapore-based employees receive benefits in accordance with local government provisions.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Amperesand is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Amperesand is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
SF Pay Range
$170,000—$200,000 USD
Reno Pay Range
$150,000—$180,000 USD
Candidate Confidentiality & Information Protection
As part of our commitment to protecting confidential and proprietary information, candidates should not disclose or provide Amperesand with any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information belonging to a current or former employer or any other third party during the application or interview process.
Please do not submit or present employer-owned source code, schematics, designs, technical documentation, internal presentations, customer information, prototypes, or other confidential materials. Candidates should discuss their experience and accomplishments at an appropriate level and use only information and materials they are authorized to share.
Pay Disclosure & Benefits
Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.
The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States.
- Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
- Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
- Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
- Commuter Benefits
- 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)
Singapore-based employees receive benefits in accordance with local government provisions.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Amperesand is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Amperesand is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
